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Professional-grade tools for hardware monitoring, endpoint control, and AV system integration. Built by engineers, for engineers.

Free & Open Source

Cascade Hardware Monitor

Cross-platform system monitoring with AI integration. Track CPU, GPU, memory, storage, and network on Windows, macOS, and Linux. REST API and WebSocket streaming included.

  • Real-time CPU/GPU/Memory monitoring
  • NVIDIA, AMD, Intel, Apple Silicon
  • 60+ REST API endpoints
  • Gemini AI analysis
Free EXE • Paid AI Tokens

Hardware Endpoint Workbench

Unified AV programmer workbench replacing PuTTY, Wireshark, and RS232 tools. Connect to any endpoint via Telnet, SSH, UDP, REST, RS232, or BACnet from one UI.

  • 7 protocol clients (Telnet, SSH, UDP, REST, RS232, BACnet, Generic)
  • 30+ built-in AV command libraries
  • Network scanner, PCAP, Dante discovery
  • AI-powered diagnostics (Gemini)
Product 1

Cascade Hardware Monitor

Open source, cross-platform system monitoring with AI integration. Built for developers, gamers, and AI agents.

Cascade Dashboard
CPU
47%
65°C • 4.2 GHz
GPU
32%
58°C • RTX 4090
Memory
68%
21.8 / 32 GB
Storage
54%
540 GB / 1 TB

Powerful Features

Everything you need to monitor, analyze, and control your hardware

Real-Time Monitoring

Live updates via WebSocket with configurable polling intervals. Track CPU, GPU, memory, storage, and network in real-time.

Multi-GPU Support

Native support for NVIDIA (nvidia-smi), AMD (rocm-smi), Intel, and Apple Silicon GPUs with vendor-specific metrics.

AI Integration

AI-friendly API with semantic analysis, health scores, and actionable recommendations. Perfect for AI agents and automation.

Hardware Control

Control power profiles, GPU power limits, display brightness, volume, dark mode, and process priorities via API.

Smart Alerts

Configurable alerts with desktop notifications, webhooks, and custom actions when thresholds are exceeded.

Plugin System

Extend functionality with custom plugins. Add new sensors, integrations, and data sources without modifying core code.

Supported Hardware & Standards

Comprehensive support for CPUs, GPUs, motherboards, storage, and industry standards

GPU Support

NVIDIA

  • • GeForce RTX 50 Series (Blackwell)
  • • GeForce RTX 40/30/20 Series
  • • Quadro & RTX Professional
  • • Tesla & Data Center GPUs
  • • nvidia-smi integration

AMD

  • • Radeon RX 9000 Series (RDNA 4)
  • • Radeon RX 8000/7000/6000
  • • Radeon Pro Series
  • • APU integrated graphics
  • • rocm-smi integration

Intel

  • • Arc B-Series (Battlemage)
  • • Arc A-Series (A770, A750)
  • • Iris Xe & UHD Graphics
  • • HD Graphics
  • • xpu-smi / WMI integration

Apple Silicon

  • • M4 / M4 Pro / M4 Max / M4 Ultra
  • • M3 / M3 Pro / M3 Max
  • • M2 / M2 Pro / M2 Max / M2 Ultra
  • • M1 / M1 Pro / M1 Max / M1 Ultra
  • • Metal API integration

CPU Support

Intel

  • • Core i9/i7/i5 (15th Gen Arrow Lake)
  • • Core Ultra 200 Series
  • • Core i9/i7/i5/i3 (14th-10th Gen)
  • • Xeon W9/W7/W5 Workstation
  • • Per-core temps, VID, P-states

AMD

  • • Ryzen 9000 Series (Zen 5)
  • • Ryzen 8000/7000/5000 Series
  • • Threadripper PRO 7000
  • • EPYC 9004 (Genoa/Bergamo)
  • • Per-CCD temps, PPT, EDC, TDC

Apple Silicon

  • • M1/M2/M3/M4 Series
  • • Performance & Efficiency cores
  • • Neural Engine utilization
  • • Unified memory bandwidth
  • • Thermal throttling detection

Motherboard & SuperIO Chips

Nuvoton

  • • NCT6775F
  • • NCT6776F
  • • NCT6779D
  • • NCT6791D
  • • NCT6792D/6793D
  • • NCT6795D/6796D/6797D/6798D

ITE

  • • IT8686E
  • • IT8688E
  • • IT8689E
  • • IT8792E
  • • IT8795E
  • • IT87xx Series

Fintek

  • • F71808E
  • • F71858DG
  • • F71862FG
  • • F71869F
  • • F71882FG
  • • F71889F

Other

  • • Winbond W83627/W83667/W83677
  • • SMSC SCH5xxx
  • • Embedded Controllers
  • • ACPI thermal zones
  • • VRM & chipset sensors
  • • Chassis intrusion

Storage & SMART

NVMe SSDs

  • • Samsung 990 Pro/980 Pro/970 EVO
  • • WD Black SN850X/SN770
  • • Crucial P5 Plus/T700
  • • Seagate FireCuda
  • • NVMe SMART attributes

SATA Drives

  • • All SATA SSDs
  • • All SATA HDDs
  • • SMART health monitoring
  • • Temperature tracking
  • • Power-on hours & cycles

SMART Attributes

  • • Reallocated sectors
  • • Pending sectors
  • • Uncorrectable errors
  • • Wear leveling count
  • • Health predictions

Standards & Protocols

Monitoring

  • • IPMI 2.0
  • • SMART/NVMe
  • • ACPI
  • • WMI (Windows)
  • • sysfs (Linux)

GPU Tools

  • • nvidia-smi (NVML)
  • • rocm-smi (ROCm)
  • • intel_gpu_top
  • • xpu-smi (oneAPI)
  • • Metal API (macOS)

Sensor Tools

  • • lm-sensors (Linux)
  • • LibreHardwareMonitor
  • • HWiNFO (shared memory)
  • • ipmitool
  • • smartctl

API & Data

  • • REST API (JSON)
  • • WebSocket streaming
  • • OpenAPI 3.0 spec
  • • Prometheus metrics
  • • Webhook notifications

Fan Controllers

NVIDIA GPU

  • • Fan speed control
  • • Custom fan curves
  • • Multi-fan support

AMD GPU

  • • Fan speed control
  • • Zero RPM mode
  • • PWM control

Motherboard

  • • CPU fan headers
  • • Chassis fans
  • • PWM/DC mode

External

  • • Corsair iCUE (planned)
  • • NZXT CAM (planned)
  • • Aquacomputer (planned)

Cross-Platform Support

Works seamlessly on Windows, macOS (including Apple Silicon), and Linux

Windows

Full support for Windows 10/11 with WMI, PowerShell, and native GPU tools

  • • Power profiles control
  • • NVIDIA/AMD/Intel GPUs
  • • Process management

macOS

Native Apple Silicon support with Metal GPU metrics and system controls

  • • M1/M2/M3/M4 chips
  • • Volume & dark mode
  • • Thermal monitoring

Linux

Full support with lm-sensors, rocm-smi, and standard Linux tools

  • • lm-sensors integration
  • • NVIDIA/AMD GPUs
  • • Process control

AI-Ready REST API

Comprehensive API designed for AI agents, automation, and integration. Get structured data, execute actions, and receive real-time updates.

60+ Endpoints

Hardware data, alerts, history, optimization, and control

WebSocket Support

Real-time data streaming with configurable channels

AI Analysis Endpoint

Get recommendations, warnings, and health scores

Hardware Control

Execute actions like power profiles, brightness, volume

API Example
GET /api/v1/ai/status

// Response
{
  "system": {
    "healthy": true,
    "alertCount": 0
  },
  "summary": {
    "cpu": { "load": 45, "status": "normal" },
    "gpu": [{ "name": "RTX 4090", "temp": 58 }]
  },
  "capabilities": {
    "powerProfiles": true,
    "gpuPowerLimit": true,
    "volume": false
  },
  "actions": [...]
}

Why Choose Cascade?

A modern replacement for OpenHardwareMonitor, HWiNFO, and LibreHardwareMonitor with cross-platform support and AI integration.

Feature
Cascade
OpenHardwareMonitor HWiNFO LibreHardwareMonitor
Cross-Platform ✓ Win/Mac/Linux ✗ Windows only ✗ Windows only ✗ Windows only
REST API ✓ Full JSON API ✗ None ⚠ Shared Memory ⚠ WMI only
AI Integration ✓ Gemini AI ✗ None ✗ None ✗ None
Apple Silicon ✓ Native M1/M2/M3/M4 ✗ None ✗ None ✗ None
WebSocket Streaming ✓ Real-time ✗ None ✗ None ✗ None
Multi-Language SDKs ✓ 5 languages ⚠ C# only ✗ None ⚠ C# NuGet
Health Scores ✓ Auto-generated ✗ Manual ✗ Manual ✗ Manual
Bottleneck Detection ✓ Automatic ✗ None ✗ None ✗ None
Active Development ✓ 2026+ ✗ Abandoned (2020) ✓ Active ✓ Active (fork)
Open Source ✓ MIT License ✓ MPL-2.0 ✗ Proprietary ✓ MPL-2.0
Latest Hardware (2026) ✓ Intel 15th, AMD 9000, RTX 50 ✗ Outdated ✓ Yes ✓ Community

Cascade is designed as a modern, AI-first hardware monitoring solution for developers, gamers, and system administrators.

Product 2

Hardware Endpoint Workbench

A single-operator AV programmer workbench — one tool to replace PuTTY, Wireshark, and dedicated RS232/API command-testing utilities. Connect, command, scan, validate, and troubleshoot networked and serial hardware from a single browser-based UI.

Hardware Endpoint Workbench — 127.0.0.1:8765
// Connect to Extron switcher via Telnet
TX → 1*1HDMI\r\n
RX ← Out01 In01 HDMI
// Query Sony display via REST API
TX → POST /sony/avContent {"method":"getPlayingContentInfo"}
RX ← {"result":[{"source":"extInput:hdmi","uri":"extInput:hdmi?port=1"}]}
// RS232 to Epson projector
TX → PWR ON\r
RX ← PWR=01

Everything in One Tool

Stop switching between PuTTY, Wireshark, serial terminals, and REST clients

Multi-Protocol Console

Telnet, SSH, UDP, REST, RS232, BACnet — all in one console with ASCII and HEX views. WebSocket live streaming for real-time TX/RX.

30+ Command Libraries

Pre-built commands for Extron, Crestron, Biamp, Q-SYS, Sony, Samsung, Epson, VISCA PTZ, Lutron, BACnet, and 20+ more vendors.

Network Scanner

Discover devices on your network with ARP, DNS, and port scanning. Device enrichment with manufacturer lookup and service detection.

Live Packet Capture

Built-in PCAP capture and analysis powered by Scapy. Filter, track, and export packets without leaving the workbench.

Dante / AES67 Discovery

mDNS/Zeroconf Dante endpoint discovery, PTP analysis, matrix profiles, and staged configurations for audio network validation.

Security & IGMP Scanning

Port scanning, TLS probing, VPN detection, firewall checks, and IGMP multicast analysis for network validation.

Script DSL & Macros

Built-in scripting language with variables, loops, conditionals, retries, and capture. One-click macro buttons for common workflows.

Connection Preflight

Automated diagnostics before connecting: DNS resolution, TCP probe, TLS check, VPN detection, firewall/GPO analysis.

AI Assistant (Coming Soon)

Gemini-powered command suggestions, protocol help, script generation, and troubleshooting. Uses TantuLabs AI tokens or your own API key.

Protocols & Command Libraries

Connect to anything — from legacy RS232 projectors to modern REST APIs

Protocol Clients

Telnet / SSH

  • • Raw TCP (asyncio streams)
  • • SSH via asyncssh
  • • Auto-accept host keys
  • • Send-lock thread safety

REST / HTTP

  • • GET / POST / PUT / DELETE
  • • Bearer & custom auth
  • • JSON / form / raw body
  • • Cookie persistence

RS232 / Serial

  • • Configurable baud/parity
  • • Background RX monitor
  • • COM port enumeration
  • • Performance testing

UDP / BACnet / Generic

  • • UDP unicast & broadcast
  • • BACnet Who-Is discovery
  • • Generic TCP/UDP/SCTP
  • • ICMP / RAW / RDP / RTP

30+ Built-in Command Libraries

AV Control

  • • Extron SIS
  • • Crestron CIP
  • • Biamp Tesira
  • • Q-SYS QRC
  • • Kramer Protocol 3000
  • • Bose ControlSpace

Displays & Projectors

  • • Sony Bravia PSK API
  • • Samsung MDC / SmartThings
  • • Epson ESC/VP.net
  • • PJLink Standard
  • • Panasonic / LG / NEC
  • • Barco / Christie

PTZ & Audio

  • • VISCA PTZ hex commands
  • • Vaddio VISCA/IP
  • • Shure DSP
  • • Symetrix DSP
  • • ClearOne CONVERGE
  • • Lutron LEAP

IT & ITSM APIs

  • • JAMF Pro
  • • Infoblox WAPI
  • • ServiceNow
  • • Jira Service Management
  • • Cisco TelePresence
  • • TeamDynamix / HaloITSM

AI Token Pricing

The Workbench app is free. AI features use tokens — purchase them here or bring your own Gemini/OpenAI API key.

Starter

$5

500 tokens

~100 AI commands

Popular

Standard

$15

2,000 tokens

~400 AI commands

Pro

$35

5,000 tokens

~1,000 AI commands

Unlimited

$99

Unlimited tokens

30-day period

Or use your own Gemini / OpenAI API key — no tokens needed

Download Hardware Endpoint Workbench

Free portable EXE — no installer, no license required. Just download and run.

Windows 10/11 • Python 3.11+ bundled • ~50 MB

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